Dry summer months can be very rough on our lawns. While we realize that hot weather can quickly turn a green lawn to brown in a few days, regular watering and fertilization can remedy the damage of the summer sun.

Our Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions require that we keep our landscape maintained to “reflect a high pride of ownership”.

The Vintage CC&R’s state:

Article 7, Section 2: Standards of Maintenance - Lots and Planting Strips.
“Each Lot Owner hereby covenants and agrees to maintain his respective Lot … in the same condition as a reasonably prudent homeowner would maintain his home so that the Real Property will reflect a high pride of ownership.”

In order to keep the community looking great, these suggestions for keeping your yard full and green.

• Thatch to reduce compaction
• Aeriate your lawn
• Reduce or eliminate nitrogen fertilizer and increase potassium fertilizer
• Water the lawn deeply late at night or early in the morning
• Sharpen your mower blade two or three times per season
• Mow so you never remove more than the top third of grass blades
• Raise the mowing height 25 percent or more
• Leave clippings on the lawn
• Reduce traffic on the lawn
• Increase watering on areas near buildings and other heat-reflecting surfaces, as well as high or sloped areas.

More tips can be found on the MSN Lawn Care page at http://homeadvisor.msn.com/Garden/LawnCare/LawnCareCenter.aspx
and at the University of Wisconsin Horticulture page